Advertising device.



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APPLICATION man ocT.4, 1911.

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GUSTAVE J. DE GEYTER, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

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Application sied october e, 1917.

To all LU/"mmy t may concern l Be it known that l', Gns'ravn J. Dn GEYTnn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, in thecounty of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have in vented certainnew and useful improvements in Advertising Devices, of which thefollowing is a specification. y

@ne object of my invention is to provide an advertising device whichwill include illuminating means and signs capable of being' illuminatedby said means so that they can be distinctly seen.

Another object is to so construct my invention that the light from theilluminating means will bereflected on the ground so that when thedevice is used as an advertising sign on the street the side walkimmediately below it will be illuminated and hence tend to brighten thesurroundings of the store or place in front of which my invention ismounted. Y

A further object is to make my invention of comparatively simpleconstruction so that it can be manufactured and sold at a low cost.

These objects, and other advantageous ends which will be describedhereinafter, l attain in the following manner, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings in which- Figure 1 is a vention.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal,I sectional eleva tion of my invention as shownin Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a section taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view of the same general nature as shown in Fig. 2but illustrating a modification of my invention.

Fig. 5 is a section taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 4.

Referring to Figs. 1 to 3 inclusive of the drawings, 1 represents acasing which may be made of wood, sheet metal, or other suitablematerial and has substantial, vertical ends 2 and 3 and a back 4 whichtapers upwardly from its intersection with the ends 2 and 3. rl`he top 5slants upwardly from the upper edges of the ends 2 and 3, as clearlyshown in Figs. 1 and 2. The casing 1 is open at the bottom as shown at 6and has a hole 7 in the top 5 through which depends a gas pipe 8 havinga gas lamp 9 on its inner end and mounted within the casing 1. The ends2 and 3 are faced on their perspective view of my in- Speccation ofLetters Patent.

i ing 21 into which is fitted Patenten nee. ia, iets. Serial No.184,718.

inner surfaces by end mirrors 1() and 11.

The back 4 has its inner surface faced throughout its entire length andwidth by a mirror 12. The top 5 has its inner surface faced by twoangularly disposed mirrors 13 and 14, as clearly shown in Fig. 2. And itwill be noted that the mirror 13 slants upwardly from the top of themirror 1() and the mirror 14 slants upwardly from the top of the mirror11.

Electric bulbs 15 and 1G are mounted within the casing 1 and dependthrough the top 5 and the mirrors 13 and 14 respectively so that it ispossible to illuminate the interior of the casing either by the gas lamp9 or the electric bulbs 15 and 16, or if desired both the electric bulbsand gas lamp may be employed simultaneously to illuminate the casing.

The ends 2 and 3 are provided with hangers 17 which have holes throughwhich the hooked ends 18 of suspension rods 19 pass so that the casingmay be hung from a wall or other suitable supporting structure.

The front 20 of the casing 1 has an opena frame 22, having hinges 23secured to the front 20, as clearlv shown in Figs. l and 3. The frame 22in the present instance is provided with a translucent glass 24 uponwhich may be painted or otherwise inscribed advertising matter of anycharacter desired.

By having the mirrors arranged in the manner above described the glass24 will be illuminated and a great portion of the light will passoutwardly from the open bottom of the casing onto the ground. Theangular disposition of the mirrors 13 and 14 causes a wide angle ofrefiection so that a great portion of the side walk will be illuminated.lFhe end mirrors 10 and 11 also serve as reflectors for the light at anangle out of the open bottom of the casing 1.

The form of my invention illustrated in Figs. 1 to 3 inclusive isparticularly adapted to be placed against the wall of a store. 0n theother hand, the form of my invention illustrated in Figs. 4 and 5 isadapted to be supported transversely of the pavement and is practicallyof the saine construction as the form of mv invention above described,but instead of having only one frame, as the frame 22, includes twoframes 25 and 26 which are hinged at 27 and 28 to instance the largemirror 12 is eliminated to provide an opening for the frame 26 and theframes 25 and 26 are each .provided with translucent glass" 3Q uponwhich may be painted or printed any advertising matter. Thus in the formof my invention shown in Figs. 4 and 5 it is possible to view theadvertising matter from both sides, s0 that persons walking either up ordown the street can read the advertising matter appearing at the frontand rear of the device. In other respects the form of my invention shownin Figs. 4 and 5 is similar to that described in y connection with l to3 inclusive and I have,

therefore, given similar parts corresponding reference numerals.

While I have described my invention as taking a particular forni, itwill be understood that the various parts of my invention may be changedwithout departing 'from the spirit thereof, and hence I do not limit niyself t0 the precise construction set forth, but consider that I am atliberty to make such changes and alterations as fairly come within thescope of the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention,

Copies ot this patent may bie obtained for what I claim as newV anddesire to secure by Letters Patent is: 1 Y

A device of the character described including'an elongated casing havinga lateral opening extending substantially the full lengththereoi saidcasing also having an open bottom, a frame hinged to said casing andadapted to swing into and out of said lateral opening, saidY tramehaving an elongated plate of translucent material therein*A eUsTavE J.DE GEYTER.

Vitnesses:

BERNARD C. ScAtNLoN, BLANCHE SCANLON.

five cents each. by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C.

